Fisherman, you wrote: "There is a video of the young man that purports to show him comitting a violent crime prior to his murder."
Do you see anything wrong with that statement?
Rufus T. Firefly
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Michael Brown verdict discussion policy
by Simon init's likely that the grand jury verdict on the michael brown incident will be released in the coming days or weeks.. i've no doubt many people are going to feel strongly about things whatever the verdict is.. whatever the outcome though, here's what's not going to happen:.
we're not going to put up with inflamatory language and comments designed to rile others up.
be respectful.. we will not allow accusations of racism simply because some have a view of the verdict that contradicts others.. there will not be invented evidence or claims being repeated - if it's been falsely reported or debunked then it's off limits.. it's not going to be an opportunity for people to air past gripes over past discussions.. if you feel that you cannot discuss the subject in a rational way then it may be better to simply avoid any topics on the matter.. please try to be objective and respectful if you do decide to comment and not keen to take offense.
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How to Bewilder a Witness!
by The Searcher inask a witness what seems like a simple bible question: "nine verses in the bible tell us that jesus is going to judge the living and the dead.
(john 5:28,29, acts 10:42, acts 17:31, romans 14:9, 2 cor.
5:10, 2 tim.
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Rufus T. Firefly
<<The Witnesses' elephant in the room is the Org's teaching of Romans 6:7, that a person's own death wipes out/acquits them of all their sins.>>
<<Doesn't this really nullify the need for Jesus' ransom sacrifice in the first place?>>
Read the context of Romans 6:1-11. Is verse 7 referring to a person's own death, or rather their death with reference to sin? Moreover, does it nullify the need for Jesus' ransom sacrifice, or rather does it explain how that ransom acquits one from one's sin.
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NWT departure from greek meaning
by aintenoughwiskey inthe new jw library app includes the kingdom interlinear.
just by looking up the scriptures at the meeting when i went, revealed the following "departures" from the other translations:.
rev 5:10 "over the earth" vs "upon the earth".
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Rufus T. Firefly
Revelation 7:15 - they (the great crowd) are rendering him sacred service day and night in his temple (na'os, literally "divine habitation"). Watch Tower claims the great crowd are in the outer courtyard, so the divine habitation must be outside of the temple sanctuary! See the subject "sanctuary" in the Insight book; also Luke 1:9,21.
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What song or line from a song bests describes your time as a JW?????
by karter inwaisted days and waisted nites.. freddy fender..
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Rufus T. Firefly
Frequently Wrong But Never in Doubt. (An actual song by Cheryl Wheeler)
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jehovahswitnessesexperts website
by love2Bworldly inare most people aware of this website?
they have a video that is pretty interesting.
it was too long though and i didn't have time to listen to the whole thing.
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Rufus T. Firefly
Thanks, love2Bworldly. I think that video is excellent!
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Elders, apostasy and disfellowshipping issue's - thoughts please
by FeelingFree inok so... when i was talking to my mil about why i no longer wanted to be a witness she kept trying to convience me that i needed to speak to the elders.
i said from the word go i didn't feel the need to as my mind was already made up and no one could change it.
i also said if the elders new all my reasons for leaving they would view me as an apostate and i would get disfellowshipped.
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Rufus T. Firefly
People in your situation seem to always forget the most important thing: You can not be forced to testify against yourself; however, if you insist on telling the elders how you really feel, you will be testifying against yourself, and there will be repercusssions. Remember, you do not have to answer any questions from anyone about how you feel about anything. Period.
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Rufus T. Firefly
Thank you, Zack! A friend who studied with the Mormons once told me, "I love the Mormon people, but I despise their organization." Come to think of it, I have never met a Mormon whom I didn't like. As a lifelong JW, I wish I could say the same thing about Jehovah's Witnesses. Being raised as a JW is like being raised in a snake pit. Sad, but true.
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Breast milk contains white blood cells
by Rufus T. Firefly ini just learned (from a post on a facebook jw recovery forum) that breast milk contains white blood cells [see link below for confirmation].
so, when nursing, an infant ingests its mother's white blood cells for nourishment.
furthermore, i have known jw mothers who would nurse the infant of another mother when that mother was temporarily indisposed.
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Rufus T. Firefly
I just learned (from a post on a Facebook JW recovery forum) that breast milk contains white blood cells [see link below for confirmation]. So, when nursing, an infant ingests its mother's white blood cells for nourishment. Furthermore, I have known JW mothers who would nurse the infant of another mother when that mother was temporarily indisposed. This really shakes up current Watchtower policy, doesn't it?
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Watchtower "litter-ature"
by Rufus T. Firefly inin the town where i live, it became customary some years ago for the pioneers to do the actual door-to-door work during the week, and their not-at-home records would provide the territory for the rank-and-file publishers on the weekends.
also, car groups of publishers would get an early start by driving around to the apartment complexes in their territory and leaving older issues of the magazines in the laundry rooms, a practice some called stealth witnessing.
many so-call publishers do nothing but stealth witnessing and wouldnt know how to actually talk to someone if they had to.
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In the town where I live, it became customary some years ago for the pioneers to do the actual door-to-door work during the week, and their not-at-home records would provide the “territory” for the rank-and-file publishers on the weekends. Also, car groups of publishers would get an early start by driving around to the apartment complexes in their territory and leaving older issues of the magazines in the laundry rooms, a practice some called “stealth witnessing.” Many so-call “publishers” do nothing but “stealth witnessing” and wouldn’t know how to actually talk to someone if they had to.
While I was still active, the managers of several apartment complexes began complaining because the “free reading material” left in their laundry rooms frequently became litter which had to be picked up and disposed of by their employees. Of course, not knowing that they should call the local Kingdom Hall to register their complaints, they would simply complain to the various JWs they would encounter from time to time, not realizing that would have no practical effect. The wife of a non-JW friend of mine works in the office of a local apartment complex where the complex manager is irate over her inability to get JWs to stop leaving the unwanted Watchtower “litter-ature.” I suggested they post a sign in the laundry rooms stating, “DO NOT LEAVE WATCHTOWER LITERATURE ON THESE PREMISES!” Has this been an issue in other areas?